Mission accomplished: This leader got a more unvarnished LDS history to members, with the blessing of his bosses

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) Then-Church Historian Steven E. Snow displays the third volume of the Joseph Smith Papers, which includes the printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon, during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Snow is poised to become an emeritus general authority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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